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No deal struck in Featherstone Academy rugby row

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The TV doctor visited Wakefield to turn on the lights.

Dr Ranj at Wakefield's Trinity Walk Christmas Lights Switch On 2018

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Almost half of dog owners break Highway Code when driving with pets

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The council had 9m saved in Icelandic banks.

Council changes policy after Iceland bank crash

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Wakefield Council's cyber security 'fully effective', independent body rules

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Car crashed through garden wall in Wakefield

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Driver fled after crashing car on Wakefield estate

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Grieving Yorkshire mum backs bid to stop bike deaths

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Northern Powergrid said that 1,700 homes were without power in the WF1, WF2 and WF4 postcode areas.

Power restored to 3,800 Wakefield homes

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Former student buys up Wakefield College campus

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Transport More Transport >>

Car crashed through garden wall in Wakefield

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The pictures were posted on Twitter by West Yorkshire Police Roads Police Unit in the early hours of Sunday morning. PIC: WYP

Dramatic images show horror Wakefield crash

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Scammonden Bridge

M62 closed in West Yorkshire after man dies in bridge fall

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New platform to be built on long-stay car park at Leeds Station

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Is there a road in Wakefield that you think needs desperate attention?

Repairing Wakefield’s roads: Here’s where you think needs the most attention

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Crime More Crime >>

Driver fled after crashing car on Wakefield estate

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PAIN: Lewis Clark was just 22 years old when he was killed.

Grieving Yorkshire mum backs bid to stop bike deaths

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The thief removes the camera from up a ladder.

Burglars steal safe during Featherstone Rovers break-in

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Craig Fletcher was jailed.

Obsessive engineer who sent explicit photos of teen girl is jailed for 66 months

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Education More Education >>

Inquiry ‘must be held’ into collapse of crisis-hit trust

Education

An artists' impression of the front of the new England Lane Primary Academy building.

Work begins on 'outstanding' £2.8m primary academy in Knottingley

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No previous experience of the education sector is needed as full training will be provided.

Wakefield schools appeal panel looking for volunteers

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A commissioner is currently inspecting children's services

Claims social workers asked government to take over Wakefield Council's children's services

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Jerry Clay Academy landed a gold artsmark award

Gold mark for Jerry Clay Academy embracing the arts

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Business More Business >>

Council changes policy after Iceland bank crash

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A 'Best By Bus' slogan on a vintage vehicle.

Feature: ‘Crisis’ on the buses

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New platform to be built on long-stay car park at Leeds Station

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Black Friday

Black Friday becomes Slack Friday as Yorkshire folk plan time off to bag bargains

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Politics More Politics >>

Inquiry ‘must be held’ into collapse of crisis-hit trust

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Yvette Cooper MP

COLUMN: Yvette Cooper MP - Fighting to keep local services in our towns

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Theresa May holds a press conference at 10 Downing Street

Theresa May vows to stick to her job like Geoffrey Boycott as Brexit resignations spark fears of a leadership challenge

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A remembrance service in Yorkshire was interrupted.

What to do with your old poppy? How to recycle your poppy

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Wakefield Town Hall

How warning signs over Wakefield Council's inadequate children's services may have been missed

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Environment More Environment >>

Our landfills could be full in just four years as waste continues to pile up

Environment

A remembrance service in Yorkshire was interrupted.

What to do with your old poppy? How to recycle your poppy

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Campaigners demonstrate outside County Hall.

Rudd Quarry in Normanton fails in extension plans after Altofts Junior School pupils object

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Wakefield MP Mary Creagh fears the Government is not making the rights commitments to the environment post-Brexit.

Environment at risk of legal protections ‘hole’ - Wakefield MP Mary Creagh warns

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Health More Health >>

More than 75 patients in Wakefield face 'distress' of cancelled operations, figures show

Health

Wakefield Hospice Light up a Life services to remember absent friends and family

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GPs running out of flu vaccine

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Free testing for HIV around Wakefield as HIV Week highlights need for awareness

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Friends and family go the extra mile for Lydia

Wakefield friends and family go the extra mile for Lydia

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